Disclaimer

Food placed on the EU market must meet the legislation on food labelling. Trade packages and cartons of fresh fruit or vegetables must mention the following particulars:

• Name and address of the packer or dispatcher;

• Name and variety of the produce (if the produce is not visible from the outside of the packaging);

• Country of origin;

• Class and size (referring to the marketing standards);

• Lot number for traceability or GGN if certified GLOBALG.A.P. (recommended);

• Official control mark to replace name and address of the packer (optional);

• Post-harvest treatment; for example, anti-moulding agents added in a post-harvest treatment of citrus fruits must be mentioned on the trade package;

• Organic certification, including name of inspection body and certification number (if applicable).

Persons intending to deal in more than one specie shall require more than one license

Tobacco has an organized production and supply value chain, where farmers are provided with; inputs, agronomic extension, and a ready market. The market value chain is organized in such way that companies sponsor the growing of tobacco by supplying all the requirements to farmers on a loan basis. The Companies then buy from farmers the tobacco they sponsored for export or processing after acquisition of export or processing license.

There are three types of Tobacco produced in Uganda;
  Dark Fire Cured (DFC)
  Burley (BUR)
  Flue Cured Virginia (FCV)
 
The Tobacco Subsector is one of the main economic activity to many Ugandan farmers
in the growing regions employing approximately 30,000 farmers.

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